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I. B. KLEINERT.

DRESS SHIELD.

No. 257,497 Patented MayQ 1882.

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No. 257,497. Patented May 9 ,1882;

- Afforney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ISAAC B. KLEINERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRESS-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,497, dated May 9, 1882.

Application, filed January 19, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Isaac B. KLEINERT, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress-Shields; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,'clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement,- in dress-shields intended to be worn in the armpits to protect the dress and sleeve under the arms from being soiled or discolored by perspiration and the objects of my invention are to provide such a shield which will be impervious to moisture, and which will be of such form as to fit and protect the seam of the dress at the armpit, and also provided with an attachment whereby it may be readily secured at different points to the scams or lining of the ,dress without puncturing or otherwise injuring the water-proof material.

With these ends in View my invention consists in certain features of construction and arrangements of parts, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in side elevation of one form of dressshield constructed in accordance with'niy invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. 15 shows detached views of the two parts of the shield. Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of a modification, and Fig. 5 is a transverse section. of the same.

A A represent the two flaps or parts of the shield proper, which are made of any suitable waterproofing material, such as oiled silk, rubber cloth, gutta-percha webbing, or other material. The flaps A A are sewed together and their seam covered by a saddle-strip,B,located .on the upper or under side; or two such strips may be used, one on the upper and oneon the under surface. The strip B is secured in place by a double row of stitches, a a, located near its opposite edges, so that a channel or open ing, 1), is formed between the two flaps, near their upper edges. The objectof providing this space or channel b is tocause the shield to fit over the seam of the dress at the armpit without puckering or drawing, and thus render the attachment not only comfortable to the wearer,but also to prevent the tearing and rapid destruction of the shield itself. The saddle-strip B not only imparts the desired form the seam of the dress, but it also re-enforces the shield at the point where it is subjected to the greatest wear and strain. The strip B may be secured in place by rubber cement instead of being stitched to the shield. The opposite ends of the saddle-strip B extend beyond the ends of the shield, forming attaching ends a c, which are sewed to the seam of the dress or lining at the armhole, and thus prevent the rotary displacement of the shield.

O is a supplemental shield, made of soft woolen flannel or any other soft and absorbing material, its ends being attached to the saddle-strip B.

To the central portion of the supplemental shield G is secured the attaching-band D, the ends I1 11' of which are designed to be attached to the seam or lining of the sleeve and seam -or lining of the dress, and thus prevent the shieldfromverticaldisplacement. Thismethod of securing the shield against displacement is a radical improvement on the prior state of the art, as formerly the shields were stitched at different points directly to the lining or seams of the dress. In this case the stitches were necessarily made near the edge or binding, so as not to puncture the waterproofing material, and by reason of such a narrow holding-surface for the stitches they would soon tear out. In my improvement the strain on the shield is practically obviated by securing it in place by means of the attaching-bands, which may be firmly stitched to the seam or lining of the dress. The supplemental shield serves to absorb the moisture or perspiration and prevent the dress from being injured by discoloration therefrom. In Figs. 4: and 5 I have illustrated the shield with the supplemental shield dispensed with. In this form of construction the side attaching-bands are secured to the saddle-strip B, and may be secured near the lower edges of the flaps or parts A A.

\Vhile I have represented the flaps A A as being made of waterproofing material of a single thickness, they may be made of two or 55 to the shield at that point where it rests upon more thicknesses each; or each flap may be made of any suitable waterproofing material, and a separate cloth or absorbent lining attached thereto at its edges by seams or by cement.

The saddle-strip B may be made of cotton, silk, or other fabric; or it may be made of any waterproofing fabric.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. A dress-shield having a saddle-strip secured over the seam connecting the two flaps by parallel seams located at the opposite edges of the saddle-strip, and uniting the latter to the flaps and forming an open space between their concave edges, substantially as set forth.

2; A dress-shield provided with a saddlestrip over the seam thatjoins the two tlaps of the shield, said strip extending beyond the ends of the shield to form attachments for :ewin g to the dress-seams, substantially as set 'orth.

3. A dress-shield provided with a saddlestrip for imparting the desired form to the 25 juncture of the two flaps, and for constituting attachments to be sewed to the dress, and with side bands secured to the saddle-strip and. flaps, and extending below the latter, substantially as set forth. o

4. In a dress-shield, the combination, with the water-proof flaps provided with a saddlestrip, as described, of a supplemental shield ofabsorbentmaterial, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this 5 specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC B. KLEINERT.

I Witnesses:

F. 0. MCCLEARY, HERMAN MORAN. 

